EXHIBIT 31.2


                                  CERTIFICATION

I, Richard J. Smith, certify that:

1.         I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of
           Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust;

2.         Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any
           untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
           necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances
           under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to
           the period covered by this quarterly report;

6.         Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
           information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all
           material respects the financial condition, results of operations and
           cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in
           this quarterly report;

7.         The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
           establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
           defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the
           registrant and have:

          a)      Designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure
                  that material information relating to the registrant,
                  including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us
                  by others within those entities, particularly during the
                  period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

          b)      Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
                  controls and procedures and presented in this quarterly report
                  our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
                  controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered
                  by this quarterly report based on such evaluation; and

          c)      Disclosed in this quarterly report any changes in the
                  registrant's internal control over financial reporting that
                  occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter
                  that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
                  materially affect, the registrant's internal control over
                  financial reporting; and

8.         The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based
           on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial
           reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of
           registrant's board of trustees (or persons performing the equivalent
           function):

          a)      All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the
                  design or operation of internal control over financial
                  reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the
                  registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report
                  financial information; and

          b)      Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
                  or other employees who have a significant role in the
                  registrant's internal control over financial reporting.



Date:  May 3, 2004                                        /s/ Richard J. Smith
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                                             Richard J. Smith
                                             Chief Financial Officer